Management Course in Hospital

Hospital Management

Why is it that Government operated AIIMS- New Delhi, NIMHANS and Kidwai Cancer Hospital- Bangalore and private hospitals like Apollo Hospitals-Hyderabad, Narayana Hrudalaya – Bangalore or Breach Candy Hospital-Mumbai are the most sought hospitals for quality treatment for Hospital Management ? Why do people from all over India come to these hospitals ? Simple answer – Good Doctors, well equipped facilities, modern infrastructure & “ caring treatment”. Almost all hospitals in India have these features.

What’s the big difference between them and other thousands of Hospitals ? Have you wondered who is behind the smooth running of hospitals? “ Hospital Management ”!! It is the administrative staff that deals with day-to-day minute and complex activities of the hospital. Let’s now know more about career in “Hospital Management” because of which, today hospitals are fascinating people rather than scaring.

Management is still one of the top five most-sought-after careers for ambitious youth and Health Management is among the top ten millennium professions Healthcare management is more privatized and has increased the demand not only for skillful doctors but also efficient hospital administrators. Professional courses in Hospital Management / Administration are available for both medical and non-medical persons. With increasing emphasis on quality of health care and patient satisfaction there is a tremendous need for persons with a professional qualification in Hospital Management.

Courses on offer

Bachelor of Hospital Management ( BHA ).

Master of Hospital Management ( MHA ).

Mphil – Hospital & Health Management systems.

Medical Marketing.

Subjects studied

Some of the topics covered in the professional programme are as follows :

Administration of Hospital & Health Care planning.

General & Personnel Management.

Administration of Hospital and Health care planning.

Public Health Administration, organization & management of hospitals.

Physiology and Medical Terminology.

Financial Management & Inventory Control in Hospitals

Hospital Management & Information Systems.

Hospital Policies, Practices, Acts & Committee.

Reports, Hospital Committee Reports, National Health Plans.

Family & Health counseling.

Eligibility :

You need to be a XII pass or equivalent with Biology attaining minimum 50% marks.

For some institutes an MBBS degree is the criteria for admission and for certain courses a Bachelor’s degree (any stream) is required.

Eligibility criteria varies between different colleges. Kindly enquire from the colleges.

Two types of Hospital Adminstrators.

Technical administrators – ‘Medical professionals’ fall into the category of the technical officer. Technical aspects of the hospit6al functioning such as training of staff, procuring medical supplies, recruitment, research work and others are handled by them.

Non-technical administrators – Graduates from any stream fall into the non-technical category. They handle non-technical services like security, maintenance and managing the duties of other staff members. Most hospitals have a combination of both technical and non-technical officers.

Nature of work

These hospital administrators work in the offices in the hospital premises itself.

Smoot flow of all departments, supportive staff & even air-conditioning gives more comfort.

Ned to go around the hospital to keep a check and monitor the services.

The working hours are like any other office though the hospital functions 24 hours a day.

Requirements

Good Interpersonal & communication skills.

Energy and stamina to work long and irregular hours.

Intelligence – to take strategic decisions (which may empower or depower the hospital).

Concentration & dedication to work for long hours.

Ability to analyze the current market trends & allocate right budgets for each department.

Indian Institute of Health and Management Research, Sangarani Airport, Jaipur.

Punjab University, Chandigarh.

Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Management, Management House, Kolkatta

M.Phil in Hospital & Health systems Management.

Bombay Hospital is open to MBBS students with 1-2 year’s experience.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan. ( In collaboration with Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore and Bombay Hospital, Mumbai and Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA )